‘Unresponsive’ man found dead in St. Thomas
CHARLOTTE AMALIE — A 43-year-old man was found dead on St. Thomas Friday, authorities said. A concerned citizen called 911 at 5:40 p.m. and reported finding an unresponsive Caucasian man in a yard in the…
Career violent criminal dies in hail of bullets
FREDERIKSTED — Police are investigating after a 38-year-old St. Croix man was shot multiple times and died near King Street on Monday night. Jahni Hamilton was positively identified by a family member as the homicide…
Haitian police tear-gas peaceful protesters as they demand help in stopping gangs
PORT-AU-PRINCE (AP) — Police in Haiti’s capital tear-gassed hundreds of peaceful protesters Monday as they called on law enforcement to help them stop the gangs that have been violently seizing control of their neighborhoods. Protesters burned tires…
Mike Lynch, daughter among six missing after yacht sinks off Sicily
PALERMO — Divers scoured the wreck of a luxury yacht off Sicily’s coast today to find six missing people, including British tech entrepreneur Mike Lynch and a Morgan Stanley executive, following an intense storm that sank the…
Democrats get ready for Night 1, Biden to deliver closing remarks
CHICAGO — The Democratic National Convention begins today in Illinois, with roughly 50,000 people expected to arrive in the Windy City. That includes thousands of anti-war activists who plan to demonstrate near the United Center. President Joe Biden is the…
Man who pulled gun after Burger King worker wouldn’t take drugs for payment gets 143 years in prison
DENVER (AP) — A man who was convicted of pointing a gun at Burger King drive-thru worker who wouldn’t accept drugs for payment and later shooting at other people elsewhere the same night has been…
George Santos pleads guilty to wire fraud and identity theft in his federal case
CENTRAL ISLIP, New York (AP) — Former U.S. Rep. George Santos pleaded guilty Monday to wire fraud and aggravated identity theft, short-circuiting the federal fraud case that led to his expulsion from Congress just weeks…
Blinken says Israel OKs a plan to break the cease-fire impasse and urges Hamas to do the same
TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Monday that Israel has accepted a proposal to bridge differences holding up a cease-fire and hostage release in Gaza, and he called on Hamas to…
Cuba dominated Olympic boxing for decades. But the team was on the ropes in Paris Games
PARIS (AP) — Erislandy Álvarez didn’t expect to carry the weight of a proud boxing nation on his shoulders when he takes the ring Wednesday night in an arena packed with fans rooting for his…
Oil spill reported off Venezuela’s Caribbean coast
CARACAS — An oil spill, which appeared to originate from Venezuela’s El Palito refinery several days ago, has contaminated a bay off the country’s north-central coast in the Caribbean Sea, five sources told Reuters on…